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"1.4.3 Apps that encourage consumption of tobacco and vape products, illegal drugs, or excessive amounts of alcohol are not permitted on the App Store. Apps tha

"1.4.3 Apps that encourage consumption of tobacco and vape products, illegal drugs, or excessive amounts of alcohol are not permitted on the App Store. Apps that encourage minors to consume any of these substances will be rejected. Facilitating the sale of marijuana, tobacco, or controlled substances (except for licensed pharmacies) isn’t allowed." Taking this literally, is an amphetamine an illegal drug? It’s a class of Schedule II drugs that are legal in all 50 states.

sudosysgen 6y ago
It's not illegal, it is perfectly legal, but like driving a car you need to go through a process for it that not everyone can clear. For example, if you have issues staying awake from narcolepsy it's possible to legally obtain amphetamines, and our society generally accepts this to be a good thing.
- judge2020 6y ago
  Opioids are often prescribed for good reason as well but there's still an opioid epidemic and referencing them in your app's name or icon probably isn't a good thing to do. Some amphetamines are schedule 2 drugs in the US so possession is illegal in most circumstances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#cite_ref-52:~:text=Amphetamine%20drugs%20including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#cite...
  - sudosysgen 6y ago
    Most amphetamines except for methamphetamine are generally possessed legally. Surprisingly, most of the illegal market for non-meth amphetamine is misdirected legal pills. They're also quite different from opiods because unlike them, they aren't inherently addictive if prescribed properly. For example, prescribed for ADHD, all cause addiction rates do not increase from amphetamine use. In general, it's about as addictive as alcohol, and that's perfectly acceptable as the name for software such as WINE.
- solidsnack9000 6y ago
  One way it's different from driving a car is that you can own a car without having a license -- car possession is not regulated -- whereas the possession of controlled substances is what's regulated.
  - xenihn 6y ago
    Another side of this: consumption is not regulated. So you can consume, but not possess.
solidsnack9000 6y ago
It's a "controlled substance", which means it is illegal under many circumstances. Most illegal drugs are actually illegal in that way.
nitwit005 6y ago
Even for legal drugs most (maybe all?) countries have rules about how you can market or promote them. The classic example would be things like cigarette and alcohol marketing needing to include health warnings. Since the App store is global, it makes sense to just not allow anything that could run afoul of those rules.

sudosysgen 6y ago

It's not illegal, it is perfectly legal, but like driving a car you need to go through a process for it that not everyone can clear. For example, if you have issues staying awake from narcolepsy it's possible to legally obtain amphetamines, and our society generally accepts this to be a good thing.

judge2020 6y ago
Opioids are often prescribed for good reason as well but there's still an opioid epidemic and referencing them in your app's name or icon probably isn't a good thing to do. Some amphetamines are schedule 2 drugs in the US so possession is illegal in most circumstances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#cite_ref-52:~:text=Amphetamine%20drugs%20including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#cite...
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  Most amphetamines except for methamphetamine are generally possessed legally. Surprisingly, most of the illegal market for non-meth amphetamine is misdirected legal pills. They're also quite different from opiods because unlike them, they aren't inherently addictive if prescribed properly. For example, prescribed for ADHD, all cause addiction rates do not increase from amphetamine use. In general, it's about as addictive as alcohol, and that's perfectly acceptable as the name for software such as WINE.
solidsnack9000 6y ago
One way it's different from driving a car is that you can own a car without having a license -- car possession is not regulated -- whereas the possession of controlled substances is what's regulated.
- xenihn 6y ago
  Another side of this: consumption is not regulated. So you can consume, but not possess.

solidsnack9000 6y ago

It's a "controlled substance", which means it is illegal under many circumstances. Most illegal drugs are actually illegal in that way.

nitwit005 6y ago

Even for legal drugs most (maybe all?) countries have rules about how you can market or promote them. The classic example would be things like cigarette and alcohol marketing needing to include health warnings. Since the App store is global, it makes sense to just not allow anything that could run afoul of those rules.